Failure of government to legislate for X-case unacceptable - Kathryn Reilly
393 views · Published 14 November 2012 · 2:11 · Indexed 25 October 2026
Channel: Sinn Féin · 2012 · News & Politics
"In a referendum the people clearly placed the onus on the Oireachtas to deal with the issue of medical terminations by means of legislation and the Supreme Court ruled in 1992 that 'a termination of pregnancy is lawful if it can be shown that there is a real and substantial risk to the life, as distinct from the health, of the mother.' "The Government established an expert group that draws on appropriate medical and legal expertise with a view to making recommendations on how this matter should be addressed properly. "The government has now received the report from the Expert Group and it has to respond to the Council of Europe by 30 November. "The government should immediately publish the Expert Group report and its conclusions before it passes them to Europe and it should spell out clearly when it expects to bring forward legislation. "It is time for legislation to be finally put in law to protect the rights of women as decided by the Supreme Court in 1992."
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